This is the resolution of the textures included in the pack, and the higher the number the more detailed your world will become.

The game can be played in its vanilla version quite easily on OS X -- and to be fair the original, untouched game is still an absolute blast to play -- but once youve gotten an eyeful of what the modding community has done to developer Mojangs surreal sandbox, its hard to go back.

Unfortunately, installing these various tweaks can be an extremely confusing and tiresome endeavor if youre not familiar with all the files, folders, and additional programs required to pull it off.

This guide will be your one-stop shop to installing, re-skinning, modding, and reinventing Minecraft on OS X.

Lets get started Installing the game If you havent tried Minecraft in the past, youre really missing out.

A one-time payment grants you access across multiple computers and is well worth the investement.

Run the.dmg file to install Minecraft to your Applications folder.

Changing your character skin By default, your character will have a plain, rather boring look.

If you want to give him (or her) an extreme makeover you can upload a new character skin.

The Skindex has the webs largest collection of Minecraft skins available, and theres no chance youll ever get bored of them all, so find one that fits your personality.

Click Profile at the top of the page and scroll down to the Change how you look in Minecraft section.

Note: You can view your character from a third-person perspective and from the front by clicking the F5 key in-game.

Installing Resource Packs The easiest way change the feel of your Minecraft experience is to give the game a whole new look.

You can do this by installing a resource pack, which alters the textures used for objects in the Minecraft world.

You can find these packs all over the web, including on the Minecraft Forums, but a good starting point is resourcepack.net, which compiles a list of all the most popular packs.

Start your Minecraft client and click the Options tab from the main menu.

Click the Resource Packs tab, and then click Open resource pack folder on the next screen.

Place the unzipped Resource Pack folder you downloaded into the resourcepacks folder that pops up.

Back in the Minecraft client, youll now be able to select the pack from the list of Available Resource Packs.

Click Done and enter a new or existing world to see the changes youve made.

The order in which you place them on the Selected Resource Packs list within the Minecraft client will determine which packs override others.

Not all packs contain new textures for all items, but if there is an overlap, whichever pack is placed higher on the list will take priority.

When browsing for new Resource Packs, youll notice that most have a resolution in the file name -- like 16X16, 32X32, or even 512X512.

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